đź“·:CrossFit.com One day, about a year after CrossFit Lumos opened, I sat down in front of my computer to knock through the day’s administrative tasks. I noticed an email from CrossFit HQ that simply said: “Host Request: L1 June 2-3 Austin, TX.” I couldn’t believe… Read More
đź“·: CrossFit Ok folks, we’re in the home stretch- Memorial Day is here and the time honored CrossFit tradition of performing “Murph”, the best known of all the Hero WODs, named after Lt. Michael Murphy. For those of you just joining us- Murph is a… Read More
If you are relatively new to CrossFit (a year or less) you may have noticed that some folks in your gym have recently begun accessorizing like they are planning to fast rope out of a helicopter or breach a meth lab after they finish their… Read More
đź“·: @wendynielsenphoto, @union.fitness – CrossFit St. Paul In the last installment we spoke about some things in your control that you can employ to help you unwind, recover, and destress. Focusing on factors within your ability to control is key. Accepting that some things are… Read More
📸: @puorilife A world-record mile. A half court shot to win a million bucks. A hit single that rules the airwaves for a month or two. Society has become more and more obsessed with the rare and extraordinary, celebrating and venerating the “once-in-a-lifetime” moment over… Read More
đź“·:CrossFit This may be disheartening news, but CrossFit is hard, and you might not be awesome at all of it. Take a deep breath… release it. Ok! Now that the band-aid has been ripped off, what do we do to figure out what we are… Read More
After being a coach at CrossFit South Brooklyn in NYC for 6 years I moved halfway across the country to open my own affiliate, CrossFit Lumos, in Austin, TX. This series will chronicle my experience opening the gym and what I am learning along the… Read More
Look down at your hands. Are they a mass of flaky, chopped up skin? Are they full of cuts and holes like a medieval leper? It doesn’t have to be this way! While CrossFitters’ hands take a beating between work on a barbell, pull-up bar,… Read More
📸:CrossFit This ain’t your first rodeo. You’ve been there for the “change plate controversy,” Dave doing bar muscle-ups in Versace, and the weird scoring and extra week in 2011. This isn’t new for you, and maybe that’s making things tough. The initial glow of the… Read More
If you’ve been doing CrossFit for less than a year, now is the time when you’ve probably heard some rumblings around the gym. “What’s Dave planning?” “Think there’s gonna be dumbbells again?” “Which workout is going to repeat?”
